Re Item 4.1, Discussion Re 2019-20 Proposed Balanced Budget Plan [3655]
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Page Board Services Agenda Record Finance, Budget an Enrolment Committee 1 FBEC:040B June 3, 2019 Agenda Item 3. Delegations From: Denise Joseph-Dowers, Manager, Governance and Board Services The following delegation requests have been submitted in accordance with the Board’s procedure for hearing delegations. Part A. Oral Delegations re Item 4.1, Discussion re 2019-20 Proposed Balanced Budget Plan [3655] 1. Lorna Schwartzentruber and Anna Kay Brown, Co-chairs, Jane Finch Education Action Group 2. John Weatherup, President, Toronto Education Workers/Local 4400 3. Steve Shallhorn, Labour Education Centre 4. Susan Wesson, TDSB Itinerant Music Instructor 5. Paula Boutis, SEAC Community Representative - Learning Centre 4 6. Lorraine Clarkson, Retired teacher and former Site Supervisor of the Toronto Urban Studies Centre 7. Braxton Wignall, TDSB Alumni (SEED Alternative) City of Toronto (Children’s Program Coordinator) 8. Amanda Martinez, Escuela Pioneros de la Paz 9. Carl Cavannah, Lucy McCormick Senior School 10. Rickesh Lakhani, Executive Director, Future Possibilities for Kids 11. Lisa McAvoy, Millwood Junior School 12. Daniel Xing, Student, Claude Watson School for the Arts 13. Fei Yuan, Parent, Claude Watson School for the Arts 14. Minodora Grigorescu, ORLA/ Milne Valley MS for TDSB-Romanian Language/Saturday Program G06(C:\Users\188794\Desktop\FINAL DELEGATION LIST - JUNE 3, 2019\190603 del.doc)sec.1530 Page Board Services Agenda Record Finance, Budget an Enrolment Committee 2 FBEC:040B June 3, 2019 Agenda Item 3. 15. Nancy Campbell, Outdoor Education Specialist, TDSB 16. Armine Zirakyan, Armenian Saturday School 17. Ivey Chiu, Parent of Gifted Student 18. D. Williams and Zena Sherek, Co-Chairs, Parent Involvement Advisory Committee (PIAC) 19. Brenda Winter, Cedarvale Community School 20. Dana Manoliu, Gilad Shoham or Angel O’Hara, Members of the School Community of Etobicoke School of the Arts 21. Andrea Turner-Sack, Cedarvale Community School SAC 22. Rosario Marchese, Citizen 23. Joanne Dicaire, RHSA School Council 24. David Fogarty 25. Darcy MacCallum, Director of Family and Wellness, The Neighbourhood Organization 26. Andrew Au, Intercept Group 27. Andrea Morgan, Parent Council and Parent Rep for Ecole Melody Village, Ward 28. Laura McCoy, Teacher, Elementary Teachers of Toronto, Winona Drive Sr. Public School Parent, Dovercourt PS and Western Tech CI 29. Evelyn Murialdo, Citizen 30. Matt Forest, French-as-a-Second Language Community Advisory Committee (FSLCAC) G06(C:\Users\188794\Desktop\FINAL DELEGATION LIST - JUNE 3, 2019\190603 del.doc)sec.1530 Page Board Services Agenda Record Finance, Budget an Enrolment Committee 3 FBEC:040B June 3, 2019 Agenda Item 3. Part B. Written Submissions Claude Watson School for the Arts re Item 4.1, Discussion re 2019-20 Proposed Balanced Budget Plan [3655] Delegations 1. Etobicoke Field Studies Centre Staff (See attached page 7) 2. Amber Hawtin (See attached page 11) 3. Ana Teresa Apaza Moya (See attached page 12) 4. Andrea Frankiss (See attached page 13) 5. Anna Johnston-Gibbins (See attached page 14) 6. Arshak Norsoyan (See attached page 15) 7. Arthur Dzhaginyan (See attached page 16) 8. Barbara Johnston (See attached page 17) 9. Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (See attached page 18) 10. Danielle Schekk (See attached page 19) 11. Darcy MacCallum, Director of Family and Wellness, The Neighbourhood Organization (See attached page 20) 12. Donna Chisholm, Social Worker, Toronto District School Board (See attached page 22) 13. Student, Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts (See attached page 23) 14. Dr Arpi Panossian Muttart (See attached page 24) 15. Erika MacNeil (See attached page 25) 16. Fernanda Pisani, CTS Community Swim (See attached page 27) 17. Gadar Meneshian (See attached page 28) 18. Garny Kafessian (See attached page 29) 19. Johnson Kong (See attached page 30) 20. Julia Oakes (See attached page 31) 21. Julia Seager – Scott (See attached page 32) G06(C:\Users\188794\Desktop\FINAL DELEGATION LIST - JUNE 3, 2019\190603 del.doc)sec.1530 Page Board Services Agenda Record Finance, Budget an Enrolment Committee 4 FBEC:040B June 3, 2019 Agenda Item 3. 22. Kerry Bowser, Executive Director, Eastview Neighbourhood Community Centre (See attached page 33) 23. Kirkor Apel (See attached page 35) 24. Grade 12 Student, Wexford School for the Arts (See attached page 38) 25. Lorraine Clarkson, Retired TDSB Teacher (See attached page 40) 26. Lydia Wilkinson, Suzie Losiak, and Gwyn Thompson, John English Junior Middle School Parents (See attached page 44) 27. Lynda Hattin, Assistant Curriculum Leader, Video Media Arts, Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts (See attached page 45) 28. Mandy Moore, Parent Co-Chair, On Behalf of the French-as-a-Second-Language Community Advisory Committee (FSLAC) (See attached page 46) 29. Northern Secondary School Council (See attached page 52) 30. Rahul Dhingra (See attached page 53) 31. Razmik Nevasartian (See attached page 55) 32. Rita Arnold, Youth Engagement Co-ordinator, Heart Beatz, Cliffcrest Community Centre (See attached page 56) 33. Rita Rusu (See attached page 59) 34. Sandee Sharpe, TDSB Teacher, Forest Valley Outdoor Education Centre (See attached page 60) 35. Shannon Hamilton, TDSB Teacher (See attached page 62) 36. Sheena Thomas, Chair, Ecole Melody Village Junior School, Ward 1 North (See attached page 63) 37. Shelley Meichenbaum, Assistant Curriculum Leader, Performing Arts at Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts (See attached page 66) 38. Sierra Small, Student, Performing Arts, Wexford Collegiate for School for the Arts (See attached page 67) 39. Arshak Norsoyan (See attached page 68) 40. Tawni Roth (See attached page 69) 41. Tina H. (See attached page 70) 42. Tin Hsiao (See attached page 71) 43. Student, St. Sahag St. Mesrob Armenian Saturday School (See attached page 72) G06(C:\Users\188794\Desktop\FINAL DELEGATION LIST - JUNE 3, 2019\190603 del.doc)sec.1530 Page Board Services Agenda Record Finance, Budget an Enrolment Committee 5 FBEC:040B June 3, 2019 Agenda Item 3. 44. Adeel Khan (See attached page 73) 45. Anna Emmanouil, Parent, Ecole Melody Village Junior Public School (See attached page 75) 46. Jessie Kennedy, Vice President, Council of Ontario Drama and Dance Educators (See attached page 76) 47. Krista Semotiuk (See attached page 80) 48. Marlene, Parent Council Chair, Ecole Elmlea Junior School (See attached page 82) 49. Patrick Magee (See attached page 84) 50. Susan LeBlanc (See attached page 85) 51. Emad Al-Bayer (See attached page 86) 52. Cormac Monaghan, Chair, School Council, Lester B. Pearson Elementary School (See attached page 87) 53. Parents4Education (See attached page 90) 54. Robert Mu (See attached page 91) G06(C:\Users\188794\Desktop\FINAL DELEGATION LIST - JUNE 3, 2019\190603 del.doc)sec.1530 Page Board Services Agenda Record Finance, Budget an Enrolment Committee 6 FBEC:040B June 3, 2019 Agenda Item 3. Blank Page G06(C:\Users\188794\Desktop\FINAL DELEGATION LIST - JUNE 3, 2019\190603 del.doc)sec.1530 7 From: Adina Sent: May 29, 2019 6:24 AM To: Delegates Subject: Attention: Written Submission for Consideration by Trustees “EFSC is an invaluable resource. Our students, who almost never get out of the city, return calmed, energized and asking questions about the natural world. Your program helps with mental health problems, nature deficit and cell phone addiction and we are so grateful you provide this excellent service.” J Julianne Hodgins TDSB Highschool Teacher The Toronto District School Board’s, Multi Year Strategic Plan highlights the need for equity across our Board. In particular, providing “equity of access to learning opportunities for all students” is highlighted. The plan goes on to highlight the need to “effectively integrate the voices, choices, abilities and experiences of our students”. We are writing in response to the proposed closing of four TDSB Outdoor Education Schools, three of which serve students located mainly in the west end of the city. As staff at the Etobicoke Field Studies Centre, we are concerned at the inequitable decision proposed by the Board to close our Centre as well as three other TOES Centres. The Etobicoke Field Studies Centre (EFSC) serves over 7000 TDSB students annually. We offer innovative, curriculum based programs for TDSB students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 in a spectacular outdoor environment. Elementary students, within our mandated schools are located primarily in Etobicoke and are conveniently located close to our Centre at the Claireville Conservation area. It has been suggested that students within our catchment area could be bused to the remaining TDSB Outdoor Education Centres. Unfortunately, these Centres are located a great distance from far away from our current location. If our students were granted a spot at these Centres, it would require them to spend at least 1 hour or more each way on a school bus to travel to Forest Valley (North York) or Hillside. ( Scarborough ). They would most likely have to leave early because the bus driver would have to drive back to their home school. So compared to other TDSB students being served by other TOES sites, located in central or east Toronto, Etobicoke students served by our Centre would spend a significant amount of time of their Outdoor Education excursion travelling by bus along the 401. The Etobicoke Field Studies Centre is the only designated TOES site within TDSB for Secondary students. As such, we offer a wide range of specialized programming to under-served Secondary students. This includes Safe and Caring Schools , Alternative Attendance, and Section 23 programs and ELL (English Language Learners) programs. These particular students likely do not have access or opportunity to come to a conservation area without our invaluable 8 program. Many of the ELL Secondary students including The Welcoming Communities Program who participate in our programs are new to the country and thrive with the opportunity to explore an Outdoor Environment, close to the city. We provide them with cross -curricular programming that is exciting, experiential, and unique.